Stephen Root
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor and voice actor. Known for his extensive character actor roles in film and television, he gained attention for his roles as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the comedy film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present).[1] Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include Dave (1993), Bicentennial Man (1999), Dodgeball (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018), as well as his voice roles in Ice Age (2002) and Finding Nemo (2003). On television, he played supporting roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991), True Blood (2008–2009), Boardwalk Empire (2012–2013), Fargo (2014), The Man in the High Castle (2016–2019), Perry Mason (2020), and Succession (2021–2023). He has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, in 2019 for the role of manipulative hitman handler Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy crime series Barry (2018–2023) and in 2026 for the role of fisherman and outspoken superstitious Wyck Crawford in the Apple TV comedy horror series Widow's Bay (2026–present), which he won. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Slayground
as Unknown
Bob's Best Friends
as Edgar (voice)
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
as Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited)
President Curtis
as Toomoo (voice)
Widow’s Bay
as Wyck
The Long Haul
as Unknown
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
as Jampft (voice)
The Terror: Devil in Silver
as Dr. Badger
Widow's Bay
as Wyck Crawford
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
as Chet
Strip Law
as Glem Blorchman (voice)
Playdate
as Gordon
Dog Man
as Grampa (voice)
StuGo
as Dr. Rostrum (voice)
It's Florida, Man.
as Title Narrator (voice)
Lousy Carter
as Analyst
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
as Cringer (voice)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as The Nanomachines (voice)
Beacon 23
as Solomon Smythe
Krapopolis
as Salt (voice)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
as Martin Mertens (voice)
Praise Petey
as Petey's Father (voice)
Clone High
as Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
Fired on Mars
as Mark (voice)
Paint
as Tony
Velma
as Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice)
Velma
as Merie Cogburn (voice)
Velma
as Chief Cogburn (voice)
To Leslie
as Dutch
Bee and PuppyCat
as Warlock G (voice)
Bee and PuppyCat
as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
Bee and PuppyCat
as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
Hamster & Gretel
as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
as Gary (voice)
Starting Now: the Making of Barry
as Self
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina
as Professor Anders (voice)
We Baby Bears
as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice)
We Baby Bears
as Zach / Bread Monster (voice)
We Baby Bears
as Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
The Book of Boba Fett
as Lortha Peel
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Porter
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
Queenpins
as Agent Flannigan
Home
as Father Browning
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
Four Good Days
as Chris
Happily
as Goodman
Resident Alien
as Ed Vanderspeigle
Uncle Frank
as Daddy Mac
The Mighty Ones
as Bernard (voice)
The Empty Man
as Arthur Parsons
Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Gene Jakobowski (voice)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
as Mr. M / Bob / Additional Voices (voice)
Perry Mason
as Maynard Barnes
Solar Opposites
as Train Store Owner (voice)
Stars in the House
as Self
Seberg
as Walt Breckman
Bombshell
as Neil Mullin
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Cockmando (voice)
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
Amphibia
as Mayor Toadstool (voice)
On the Basis of Sex
as Professor Brown
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice)
Summer Camp Island
as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice)
Summer Camp Island
as Stuart (voice)
Summer Camp Island
as Additional Voices (voice)
Summer Camp Island
as Prime Monister (voice)
Succession
as Ron Petkus
Dallas & Robo
as Uncle Danny
Life of the Party
as Mike Cook
Barry
as Monroe Fuches
Cook-Off!
as Morty Van Rookle
Three Christs
as Dr. Rogers
DuckTales
as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
Miles
as Ron Walton
Infinity Baby
as Fenton
Get Out
as Jim Hudson
Spectral
as Dr. Mindala
Looking for the Jackalope
as The Jackalope (voice)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Burt
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
as Uncle Henry (voice)
Finding Dory
as Bubbles (voice)
All the Way
as J. Edgar Hoover
Angie Tribeca
as Mortimer Begoyle
Idiotsitter
as Ken Russel
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Todd
O.W.C.A. Files
as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
Trumbo
as Hymie King
Con Man
as Pascal
7 Chinese Brothers
as George
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Brian (voice)
The Man in the High Castle
as Hawthorne Abendsen
Selma
as Col. Al Lingo
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
Bee and PuppyCat
as Farmer (voice)
BoJack Horseman
as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
Fargo
as Burt Canton
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
I Know That Voice
as Self
Rick and Morty
as Gromflomite General (voice)
Rick and Morty
as Carl (voice)
Feels So Good
as Nick Celisco
Sweetwater
as Hugh
Masters of Sex
as Harvey Toplin
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Lynn Boyle
Bad Milo!
as Roger
The Lone Ranger
as Habberman
Superman: Unbound
as Zor-El (voice)
The Arrangement
as Avery Boomer
The Company You Keep
as Billy Cusimano
DreamWorks Dragons
as Mildew (voice)
The Newsroom
as General Stomtonovich
Gravity Falls
as Bud Gleeful (voice)
Gravity Falls
as Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
Veep
as Judge Walsh
The Legend of Korra
as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice)
The Legend of Korra
as Gommu (voice)
Big Miracle
as Governor Haskell
J. Edgar
as Arthur Koehler
Batman: Year One
as Brendon (voice)
Red State
as Sherrif Wynan
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
ThunderCats
as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
Everything Must Go
as Elliot
The Conspirator
as John Lloyd
Workaholics
as Carty
Rango
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Son of Morning
as Senator Larder
Cedar Rapids
as Bill Krogstad
Bob's Burgers
as Jackson (voice)
Young Justice
as Jack Haly (voice)
The Defenders
as Judge Taylor
Raising Hope
as Cap Collins
Boardwalk Empire
as Gaston Means
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
as Burt (voice)
Louie
as Dr. Hepa
Hot in Cleveland
as Brian
Unthinkable
as Charles Thompson
Adventure Time
as Martin (voice)
Justified
as Mike Reardon
The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Gus Lacey
13 Scarier Movie Moments
as Self
The Good Wife
as Judge Murphy Wicks
Glenn Martin, DDS
as Unknown
Squirly Town
as Lance (voice)
Imagine That
as Fred Franklin
The Soloist
as Curt Reynolds
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
as Turtle (voice)
Bob Funk
as Steve
Childrens Hospital
as Hank Maestro
Random! Cartoons
as Lance (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Woozy Winks (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Penguin / Planet Master (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Killer Croc / Penguin (voice)
Fringe
as Raymond
True Blood
as Eddie
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
as Chode (voice)
Leatherheads
as Suds
Drillbit Taylor
as Principal Doppler
Over Her Dead Body
as Sculptor
Mad Money
as Glover
No Country for Old Men
as Man Who Hires Wells
Pushing Daisies
as Dwight Dixon
The Big Bang Theory
as Dan
Phineas and Ferb
as Floyd (voice)
Californication
as Ricardo Collini
Have Dreams, Will Travel
as Sheriff Brock
Head Case
as Pat Jennings
The Sarah Silverman Program
as Johnny Forrealz
The Fox and the Hound 2
as Talent Scout (voice)
The Path to 9/11
as Richard Clarke
Idiocracy
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Gretchen
as Herb
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
The X's
as Unknown
Just Friends
as KC
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
American Dad!
as Dick (voice)
American Dad!
as Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
Unscripted
as Stephen Root
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Vince Masters
Boston Legal
as Ethan Melman
Surviving Christmas
as Dr. Freeman
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Gordon
Jersey Girl
as Greenie
The Ladykillers
as Fernand Gudge
Raising Genius
as Dwight Nestor
Tripping the Rift
as Chode (voice)
Grind
as Cameron
Teen Titans
as Val Yor (voice)
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
as Unknown
Finding Nemo
as Bubbles (voice)
The Country Bears
as Zeb (voice)
Kim Possible
as Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
Kim Possible
as Texan (voice)
Kim Possible
as Chester Yapsby (voice)
Kim Possible
as Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
Kim Possible
as Mr. Nevius (voice)
Kim Possible
as Memphis (voice)
24
as Bill Prady
According to Jim
as Al Crannis
The Proud Family
as Mr. Andrews (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
The Andy Dick Show
as Unknown
Grounded for Life
as Tony Bustamante
DAG
as Senator Culpepper
Ed
as George MacPherson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Michael Kirkwood
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Sheriff (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Radio Station Man
Malcolm in the Middle
as John Pratt
Bicentennial Man
as Dennis Mansky
Courage the Cowardly Dog
as Unknown
The West Wing
as Bob Mayer
Ladies Man
as Gene
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
as Dr. Donovan (voice)
The Sissy Duckling
as Big Ducky (voice)
The Norm Show
as Mr. Sweeney
Office Space
as Milton
Family Guy
as Professor O'Callaghan (voice)
Family Guy
as Priest (voice)
Gut Feeling
as Kane Cohen
The Monster Hunter
as Mr. Crenshaw
From the Earth to the Moon
as Chris Kraft
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Gerald Adams
steve.oedekerk.com
as Unknown
Just Shoot Me!
as Dr. Drake Kelson
King of the Hill
as Bill Dauterive (voice)
Pandora's Clock
as Mark Hastings
The Lottery
as Graham Dunbar
Profiler
as Houston Plant Manager
Superman: The Animated Series
as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
The Road to Galveston
as Ed Kirkman
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
as Jaan Laaman
Night of the Scarecrow
as Frank
NewsRadio
as Jimmy James
Bye Bye Love
as Awakened Neighbor
VR.5
as F.A.A. Negotiator
Cybill
as Phil Asher
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Kevin McDonald
Chicago Hope
as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient
Party of Five
as Football Coach
Christy
as Clarence Sweetwater
Diagnosis: Murder
as Charlie Lane
Harts of the West
as R.O
Frasier
as Harbin
Extreme Justice
as Max Alvarez
Dave
as Don Durenberger
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
as Dr. Kirby
Class of '61
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
RoboCop 3
as Coontz
The Golden Palace
as Mr. Tucker
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Gary Murray
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
as Kevin McDonald
Civil Wars
as Unknown
Bed & Breakfast
as Randolph
The Torkelsons
as Sheriff Bobby
Home Improvement
as Exterminator
Eerie, Indiana
as Mr. Chaney
V.I. Warshawski
as Mickey
Golden Years
as Major Moreland
Golden Years
as Major Moreland
Guilty by Suspicion
as RKO Guard
Ghost
as Police Sgt.
Northern Exposure
as Brother Timothy
Blossom
as Unknown
Stanley & Iris
as Mr. Hentley
The Simpsons
as Bildorf (voice)
Black Rain
as Berg
Seinfeld
as Mr. Lager
Quantum Leap
as John Tremaine Jr.
Murphy Brown
as Unknown
Roseanne
as Unknown
Monkey Shines
as Dean Burbage
Crocodile Dundee II
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Captain K'Vada
Jake and the Fatman
as Unknown
Wiseguy
as Unknown
L.A. Law
as Brandon McCafferty
L.A. Law
as Ferret
Night Court
as Spirit of Death
Night Court
as Mr. Willard